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Age Profile of U.S.-Flag Oceangoing Fleet, by Type

Year Built

Vessel Type <1980 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 >1999

Mil. Mil. Mil. Mil. Mil. Mil.

U.S.-Flag No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT

Tankers 18 1.5 18 0.9 2 0.2 1 0.0 11 0.5 8 1.2

Roll-on/Roll-off 15 0.3 5 0.1 7 0.2 4 0.1 5 0.1 4 0.0

General Cargo 4 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Containership 15 0.4 15 0.6 22 1.0 6 0.2 12 0.7 5 0.1

Dry Bulk 3 0.1 5 0.2 3 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.2

Total 55 2.4 46 1.9 34 1.6 12 0.3 28 1.3 20 1.5

Jones Act

Tankers 16 1.4 18 0.9 2 0.2 1 0.0 10 0.4 4 0.6

Roll-on/Roll-off 7 0.1 3 0.1 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1

General Cargo 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Containership 15 0.4 7 0.2 3 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1

Dry Bulk 1 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Total 41 1.9 30 1.3 7 0.3 2 0.0 10 0.4 10 0.8 (Source: U.S. Flag Oceangoing Fleet - 2005, U.S. Maritime Administration)

U.S.-Flag Oceangoing Fleet On Order, Year-End 2005

Name Year Vessel Type Owner DWT

Alaskan Legend 2006 Tanker BP PLC 185,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 004 2006 Containership Matson Navigation 30,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 2009 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 2009 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 005 2007 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 006 2007 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 007 2007 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 008 2008 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 009 2008 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 010 2008 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 011 2008 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

N/B Kvaerner Philadelphia 012 2008 Tanker Aker American Shpg. 45,000

Polar Enterprise 2006 Tanker Polar Tankers Inc. 141,740

Total 806,740 (Source: U.S. Flag Oceangoing Fleet - 2005, U.S. Maritime Administration)

Commanding Officer Change at

USCG Engineering Logistics Center

The U.S. Coast Guard has appointed Captain Paul J. Roden as

Commanding Officer of the

Engineering Logistics Center (ELC) in Baltimore, Md. Captain Roden relieved Capt. Kevin P. Jarvis,

USCG in a Change of Command ceremony on June 9, 2006. The

USCG ELC supports the entire

Coast Guard fleet of cutters and boats as well as all ashore units. As the USCG's naval engineering and logistics "Center of Excellence," the ELC maintains the service's technical knowledge and expertise of USCG platforms, systems, and items to deliver life-cycle engi- neering support and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) necessary to sustain USCG operational capability.

Dominion Announces GOM

Discovery

Dominion Exploration & Production announced a natural gas discovery on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf at the

West Cameron 130 field. The field is located in 40 ft. of water approximately 250 miles southwest of New

Orleans. "We are encouraged by this latest discovery in what continues to be the core area for our Gulf of

Mexico Shelf program," said Kevin P. Guilbeau, senior vice president and general manager for Dominion

E&P's offshore unit. "The new discovery is deeper than our existing production in the field. These deeper sands will be more fully appraised by continued drilling in this field and on other leases currently in our shelf inventory."

U.S. Flag Oceangoing Fleet - 2005

U.S.-Flag Oceangoing Fleet, by Type

Vessel Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

U.S.-Flag Mil. Mil. Mil. Mil. Mil.

No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT No. DWT

Tankers 84 5.5 77 5.2 68 4.3 60 4.4 58 4.3

Roll-on/Roll-off 32 0.6 32 0.6 35 0.7 35 0.8 40 0.9

General Cargo 12 0.3 7 0.1 9 0.2 8 0.2 8 0.2

Containership 78 2.9 75 2.9 74 3.0 78 3.2 75 3.1

Dry Bulk 15 0.8 14 0.7 14 0.7 15 0.7 14 0.6

Total 221 10.1 205 9.5 200 8.9 196 9.3 195 9.1

Jones Act

Tankers 77 4.9 72 4.9 63 4.3 56 4.1 51 3.6

Roll-on/Roll-off 12 0.2 12 0.2 14 0.3 14 0.3 15 0.3

General Cargo 6 0.2 2 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0

Containership 32 0.9 29 0.8 28 0.8 28 0.8 29 0.8

Dry Bulk 4 0.2 3 0.1 3 0.1 3 0.1 3 0.1

Total 131 6.4 118 6.0 110 5.5 103 5.3 100 4.8 (Source: U.S. Flag Oceangoing Fleet - 2005, U.S. Maritime Administration)

Highlights • As of year-end 2005 the U.S.-flag oceangoing fleet included 195 vessels (9.1 million DWT). Of this, 100 vessels (4.8 million DWT) were Jones Act vessels (U.S.-built) eligible for domestic trades. From 2001 to 2005, the U.S.-flag privately-owned oceangoing merchant fleet declined by 26 vessels (1.0 million DWT). The Jones Act fleet declined by 31 ves- sels (1.6 million DWT), while the non-Jones Act fleet (foreign trade vessels) increased by 5 vessels (0.6 million DWT). As of year-end 2005, 47 percent of the U.S.-flag fleet (DWT) was older than 20 years. For the Jones Act segment, 67 percent of the fleet was older than 20 years. As of year-end 2005, there were thirteen U.S.-flag oceangoing vessels on order, accounting for 9 percent of the existing fleet (DWT).

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